Together We Rise

Together We Rise (TWR) is a nonprofit organization comprised of motivated young adults and former foster youth. Its vision is to improve the lives of foster children in America, who often find themselves forgotten and neglected by the public. Collaborating with community partners, TWR brings resources to foster youth and uses service-learning activities to educate volunteers on issues surrounding the foster care system.

TWR works with hundreds of foster agencies, social workers, CASA advocates, and other partners to bring programs to foster youth across the nation. TWRs foundation has allowed it to provide thousands of foster youth across the country with new bicycles, college supplies, and "sweetcases" (blue duffel bags stuffed with a teddy bear, a blanket, a hygiene kit, a coloring book, and crayons) so that children do not have to travel from home to home with their belongings in a trash bag.

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Fostering Success Michigan is a program of The New Foster Care that aims to increase access and success in higher education and post-college careers for youth with experience in foster care. Learn how you can contribute to building a holistic network that insulates (i.e., strengthens protective factors and reduces risks) the education to career "pipeline."